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The LSU Tigers will have a redesigned roster heading into the 2026 season after bringing in Lane Kiffin as the new shot-caller in Baton Rouge.

Once Kiffin was hired as the decision-maker of the Bayou Bengals, there was a primary focus on reconstructing the roster via the NCAA Transfer Portal with the new coaching staff living up to expectations in the free agent market.

LSU assembled the No. 1 Transfer Portal Class in America with 42 newcomers set to join the program - headlined by the No. 1 quarterback in the cycle Sam Leavitt.

There are championship expectations with Kiffin at the helm of the program and the LSU Tigers aren't wasting any time during his tenure in Baton Rouge.

“This place is built for championships with championship expectations. We understand that, but as an elite competitor, that’s exactly what you want, and that’s why we’re here,” Kiffin said at his introductory press conference.

"I know that we have, with the passion of LSU family and our LSU players, that we have everything to bring championship football back to LSU.

“It’s time for LSU to take its place back as the best program in all of college football. … I’m uniquely prepared at 50 years old for this job to have been so many places, done good things, made a lot of mistakes and made them really early on.”